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Tuesday, June 5

Doing It!

Yesterday, I went to a whole bunch of parties . . . and I lost my virginity.

Yesterday, Crimson Romance launched, and a lot of authors had virtual parties. I tried to make them all. I drank a lot of champagne. It was great fun!

The virginity part?

Oh, that.

Yes, ahem. I did it. For the first time.

OK, not like that!

Oh, you thought....? Nah, that was years ago. So long ago I barely remember it. This was much more fun .

I became a published author yesterday. It was the first time.

Without being any more graphic than I have, here are the similarities...

There wasn't any pain. Well, maybe a little bit in the morning when I realized this was it. The day I was going to do it. I kind of freaked out a little. But my friends over at Critters carried me through. Thanks, gang. You're the best.

People did see me naked. Vulnerable. There's something about putting yourself out there for the world to see that's a little bit (OK, a hell of a lot) intimidating. It's kind of like taking off your clothes and letting everyone see you, flaws and all. And the lights were on.

I had a great partner. Crimson is a fantastic publisher. They have held my hand through every step of this process. Jennifer Lawler, my editor, is amazingly patient and understanding. I couldn't have found a better publisher to do it with for the first time.

The best part? I'm happy today. I can't stop grinning. I have no morning after regrets. It's honeymoon time now. Nothing but good. Yep, losing my published author virginity yesterday was awesome!

I admit, your blog title threw me for a moment! LOL I automatically thought, TMI. But your post is far from it. In fact, I enjoyed watching you have a grand celebration with some of your other Crimson authors. Congratulations doesn't seem to cover how happy I am for you.

Never realized all the parallels...but you nailed it. Yesterday I did feel naked, had a great partner, no pain...exhausted but smiling today (think Scarlet O'Hara the morning after Rhett Butler carried her up that staircase...wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

I thought this might be the "it" you were talking about. :) And it is a big, sometimes frightening, sometimes painful step to take. But you sound like you came through with flying colors! Congratulations and best wishes for great success!